FBU Quarterbacks Coach Gio Carmazzi
attended Hofstra University, where he was three-time All-America
selection, and went on to be selected in the third round of the NFL Draft.

He is Hofstra's all-time leader in
passing yards (9,371) completions (764), touchdown passes (71) and total
offense (10,415 yards). He was a Walter Payton Award finalist his senior
year. He played in the annual Senior Bowl in 2000, the first player from
Hofstra to do so. Carmazzi was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the
third round (65th overall pick) of the 2000 NFL Draft (he was the 2nd
quarterback taken in the Draft).

Coach Gio also spent time with the
Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in 2001, and spent time on the rosters of
the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in
2004 and 2005, respectively. Carmazzi was a 1999 National Football Foundation
National Scholar-Athlete while playing at Hofstra, a 1996 high school
scholar-athlete honoree awarded by the Sacramento Chapter and a 1996 West
Region High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is one of only four all-time
NFF awardees in all three of these categories.

He is a true technician, who
believes that "sound fundamentals act as the foundation upon which all
else is built. Without them, achieving success becomes exponentially more
difficult.”